WASHINGTON (AP) — American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a reflection of values and dreams, of grievances and scores to be settled.

The recent government shutdown is just the latest reminder of dysfunction in American politics — stalemate, leaders unwilling to compromise and citizens left to pay the price. But beyond gridlock lies ...

New Mood of the Nation Poll finds Harris with a narrow three percentage point lead, within the survey’s margin of error Democratic presidential nominee Vice ...

Attorneys at Squire Patton Boggs examine the historical and structural aspects of the U.S. presidency that reveal it is among ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. That was true before an assassination ...

Demonstrators rally during the "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents Day in Washington, in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, on Capitol Hill ...

With the election finally upon us, I’ve been thinking about “fair division,” a classical problem in economics that is concerned with dividing a resource among people who have some claim on it. The ...

Democracy proved to be a terrible campaign concept in November, but that hasn’t stopped Democrats’ musings. Speaking at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum earlier this month, former President Barack ...

CINCINNATI — Chris Bortz and Scott Knox come from opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they agree on this much: Our democracy has enough at risk to set personal records for campaign ...

During his campaign, President-elect Trump was loud and clear on what he wants to do in another term. Some of his promises go to the core of democracy as Americans know it. Republican presidential ...